Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
22
professional
Vintages
1
2009
Other
90/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
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89.7
Avg Score
92
Highest
Taster #1495
· Feb 18, 2024
Very nice again. Red fruit Pinot. Slightly burnt Pinot nose, brownish maroon color. Can’t imagine this gets better.
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Taster #1495
· Jan 28, 2020
Whole wine , multi dimensional, fruity , small small secondary , very nice.
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Taster #7490
· Jun 12, 2014
90/100
Nice, fragrant PN, medium body, notes of plum and spice, lots of elegance; overachieves at the price point.
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Taster #7490
· Dec 31, 2013
91/100
Great aroma, fruit, nicely balanced.
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Taster #0205
· Nov 9, 2013
91/100
fragrant nose of high pitched red fruit, hibiscus, cranberry and rhubard. light in color and translucent. Medium bodied, acidic wine, with tart red fruits. This needs some air and will re visit after properly aerated. the nose changed dramatically. It is now quite stinky. a bit a sweaty socks and some medicinal herbs. strange, but terribly off putting. The palate has become more dynamic. searing acidity along with precise red fruits and some savory elements coming through. A lot going …
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Taster #4243
· Mar 10, 2013
87/100
Pleasant, but not great. The wine is light in both color and body. Easy to drink, without rough edges. Some complexity and a decent length of finish. Pair with lighter foods.
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Taster #4509
· Nov 23, 2012
92/100
Drank on Thanksgiving.
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Taster #0184
· Oct 8, 2012
91/100
see the 7/22/2012 notes. Still 91. Drank alongside 2010 Janasse Cote du Rhone Terre d'Argile. Came in second.
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Taster #0184
· Jul 22, 2012
91/100
This has matured nicely over the last six months. Some layers and complexity. Dark fruit flavors are now more pronounced than the bright cherries, which have relaxed over time. Terroir and forest floor apparent. Well balanced, integrated tannins. Very nice, especially at $22. When first opened, heat on the palate. Needed 30-60 minutes to breathe.
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Taster #5143
· Jul 13, 2012
92/100
Really happy with this Pinot. Very complex and a lot layers to this wine right out of the bottle. Cherry and berries were the dominant flavor. Very easy to drink.
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Taster #4102
· Apr 5, 2012
89/100
Wow, coming around since 6 months ago, when it was wound up and hibernating. Now, beautiful cherries and wonderful mushrooms and forest floor. There is this ripe cherry, berry and verdant profile that sings all the way to the finish. I tasted rocks in the soil, nice acids and rounder tannins right now. So easy drinking. Amazing QPR for such an interesting Oregon Pinot. $18.00
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Taster #0184
· Mar 13, 2012
Still had cold. Doris enjoyed.
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Taster #0184
· Nov 14, 2011
91/100
A fruit orchard emerged from the glass before taking a sip. Cherries, dark fruits and earth on the nose. Doris called it (and this is good) Cherries Jubilee. Medium body, almost hardy. Delicious cherries, forest floor and <leather?> <tobacco?> rounded out the flavors. This is an almost delicate and silky wine. We've tried the 2009 Cameron Dundee Hills (90) and the 2009 Belle Pente Dundee Hills (89) over the past couple days. So far this Arterberry Maresh is the winner, …
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Taster #6016
· Nov 11, 2011
91/100
Immediately out of the bottle was barnyard animal funk and forest floor which sadly did not hang around long. After 2hrs more floral perfume aromas with some tobacco. Day 2 its tart cherry, flowers, tobacco and the taste I would get from chewing on a number 2 pencil. I never got the bitter oak mentioned by others. Again, fantastic wine for the price.
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Taster #1438
· Nov 7, 2011
89/100
This bottle performed slightly better than previous bottles, otherwise notes same.
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Taster #7693
· Oct 21, 2011
88/100
Rating is based on pop & pour at cellar temp. Nice dark cranberry fruit, enough funkiness to keep it interesting. Reminded me a lot of the Roilette I had a few days earlier. Like note below though, this became almost undrinkable after about 2 hours open due to overwhelming and bitter oak. Not sure if it was the air or the temperature that changed it.
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Taster #0951
· Sep 2, 2011
88/100
Nose was quite bright, almost adding a citrus quality to a nose of otherwise red fruits, with cranberry, and cherry, with prominent earth component. Palate was light bodied, pure with a crushed berry quality and mineral finish. Good, crisp and refreshing, though not a lot of depth or complexity here.
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Taster #6016
· Aug 24, 2011
91/100
Forgot to take notes, but I recall this being a beautiful sipper, an absolute bargain and one of my top 10 sub $25 domestic pinots. Adding to my wishlist so I will remember to stock up.
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Taster #5545
· Jul 29, 2011
89/100
Opened this last week, so notes based on memory. Popped and poured at cellar temperature. Nice fruit and Dundee Hills minerality. After a couple hours, towards the end of the bottle, oak started to overwhelm the wine. This may have had more to do with a warm evening increasing the temp. of the wine. Good QPR for well-made Dundee Hills wine.
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Taster #5610
· May 28, 2011
85/100
Raspberry, blackberry, ripe new world but nice, complex; palate balanced, low fruit, a little hollow but still good.
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Taster #1465
· May 28, 2011
88/100
Small Estate Domestic Reds (K&L Wine Merchants, San Francisco, CA) : Little barnyard on the nose; dark cherries on the palate, hint of barnyard; round, light tannins, lower in acidity than the Chanin, good for the price.
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Taster #6440
· May 25, 2011
89/100
Red fruits. A bit of cranberry. Very nice mouthfeel with great balance. Silky feel. Nice finish. We'll see how it is on Day 2.
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Taster #7308
· May 22, 2011
91/100
Expressive nose of strawberry preserves. Well balanced and minimal oak influence. A bigger Oregon pinot for sure, but a steal of a QPR.
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Taster #7308
· May 13, 2011
90/100
Great Oregon QPR.
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Taster #2337
· May 8, 2011
90/100
A steal at $25
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